College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Showing Students How to Soar
As the first Black woman to graduate from Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s flight program in 1991, Capt. Stephanie Johnson knows what it takes to aim high for a dream and reach it. Now, she wants other young students from diverse backgrounds to be able to envision and achieve their biggest dreams as well.
Flying Flashes Earn Back-to-Back First-Place Wins
Kent State's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.
Visionary Training Resources Announces New Partnership with Â鶹¾«Ñ¡
On June 6th, Visionary Training Resources (VTR) announced its new partnership with the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. This partnership will give Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students access to VTR’s incredible flight training technology to prepare them for further simulator training. The partnersh…
First Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Graduate to Complete the Propel Pilot Career Path Program Earns Delta Pilot Wings
William Kaib has become the first Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ student to complete the Delta Propel program and earn his wings as a Delta Airlines pilot! Kaib, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, wanted to be a pilot long before stepping foot on Kent State’s campus. “Nobody in my family is a…
Filling Critical Need for More Pilots
Brian Neff, assistant dean of flight and operations at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, was recently featured on Spectrum News 1 Ohio with a Â鶹¾«Ñ¡aeronautics student, to shed light on the national pilot shortage and explain what Â鶹¾«Ñ¡is doing to help fix this shortage.
Precision Flight Team places Ninth in the Nation at 2023 SAFECON Competition
Congratulations are in order for the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Precision Flight Team for another successful appearance at the , hosted by the . The team competed from May 8th through May 13th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Introduction to Engineering Class Demonstrates Hovercraft Projects
On May 3rd, students in Dr. Kelsen LaBerge’s Introduction to Engineering course demonstrated their Hovercraft projects. This project serves as a class capstone, where the 79 students in the course were divided into 13 teams that must successfully design, build, and fly a hovercraft that adhere…
Advanced Air Mobility Conference Takes off at Kent State
On Tuesday, May 2nd, Manufacturing Works hosted Reaching New Heights in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM): Opportunities in Autonomous Vehicles in partnership with the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the Northeast Ohio Flight Information Exchange. The conference, held at the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Universi…
American Foundry Society Members Attend Annual Metalcasting Congress
In April, members of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Chapter of AFS traveled to Cleveland to attend the annual Metalcasting Congress hosted by the American Foundry Society. This event brings together foundry professionals, professors, teachers, students, and hobbyists in the metalcasting industry. The Metal…